Applied Scientist

We Are Skyral:

We believe every decision maker can be empowered by technology. Skyral combines AI, leading edge simulation technology and world class expertise to transform the decision making experience. Our products and services enable faster and more confident decisions in a complex, unforgiving world. We deploy practical, intuitive and efficient solutions to governments and enterprises, delivering outstanding outcomes at the speed of relevance.

What We Do:

We are the Cities team. We build Digital Twins of Cities with a specific focus on providing data analytics not just of the city as-is, but - most importantly - what would happen as a result of a manipulation (answering the question “what if?”) We do so by modelling how population and infrastructure interact in systems such as transport networks and influence the environment, economy, policy, and terrain to allow decision makers to see the possible outcomes of their plans over systems with large geographic scale and complex requirements.

We are a multi-disciplinary team working together to build customer solutions from Core components (including an application development kit, base models that come with the platform, tools to help modellers build models more quickly and tools to help store, manage and process data) and customised data and integrations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is early in their Data Science career or has recently completed a relevant PhD. We are looking to help develop individuals who have a keen interest in Traffic/Transport and/or Population/Behavioural modelling. As well as the work that we carry out for Urban Digital Twins, you will gain exposure to our projects relating to Defence and National Security.

What We Are Looking For:

• You have experience with one or more of the following: human behavior modelling, crowd dynamics, social modelling, information dynamics, social media modelling, transport modelling, logistics modelling
• Proficiency with Python is essential
• Experience with geospatial data is a strong advantage
• An understanding of agent-based modelling approaches
• You have previously implemented models either by yourself or by closely collaborating with engineers
• You have a degree in a STEM subject with a significant mathematical component. A PhD is not required but is an advantage
  
  
  
  
  

We You Will Be Responsible For:

• Creating scientific models for our solutions as well as being hands-on in the process of model implementation
• Working with delivery teams to interpret technical requirements and formulate them into scientifically defensible products
• Delivering prototype and production-level implementations of model tooling as notebooks and code
• Critically evaluating the results of simulations and presenting these back to key stakeholders and decision makers, while adapting your communication style to the relevant audience
• Telling a story with the data from our products and simulations, remaining pragmatic about their limitations and providing a realistic view to colleagues, stakeholders and clients of the benefits and risks inherent to data-driven decision making
• Spending time with our customers to understand their perspectives and inform their thinking as we create new products
  
  
  
  
  

At Skyral, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to reasonable adjustments. If you require such accommodations during the job application process we ask that you inform a member of our talent team.